Yesterday, Armand Grossman’s campaign confirmed what has become apparent throughout this campaign; he will say anything, fabricate anything, lie about anything, to deceive you, the general public, by whatever means and manner possible to achieve elected office; elected office of influence for his developer friends and supporters.

Yesterday, BocaWatch received the email below from a reader, whose name has been removed, informing Monica Mayotte of a negative video advertisement the reader had just received ‘portraying’ Ms. Mayotte as ‘developer friendly’; a complete fabrication and lie. This email came with a screen shot as proof; a screenshot that can also be seen below.

As an avid reader of “Boca Watch,” and a 48-year resident of Boca Raton (a 31-year+ tax-paying homeowner in East Boca), I am very happy to see a resident-friendly candidate running for Mr. Weinroth’s seat on the Boca Raton City Council.

However, while reading the news feeds recently on a mobile device, a video advertisement was served up portraying you as a developer-friendly candidate (please see advertisement closing frame screen shot below)!

Please know that I am bringing this to your attention for no other reason than for you to be able to defend yourself against such, seemingly, outright slanderous negative campaign tactics by the opposition.

Having read your campaign material, and having watched your most recent ‘interview’ on the “Boca Watch” website, I am placing my trust in you that you are, in fact, a candidate who will fulfill a dire need for more resident-friendly representation on Boca Raton’s City Council.

Last week, BocaWatch ‘questioned’ Mr. Grossman’s honesty and his ability to discern truth from fiction, a question reinforced with receipt of this fictitious video advertisement captured in the screenshot below.

Highlighted below is her immediate Press Release of February 20th calling out Mr. Grossman for this deceitful video release.

Provided below is official proof as to the origination of this video. This video has been traced back to Mr. Grossman’s campaign consultant, Todd Richardson and Mr. Grossman’s campaign treasurer, Michael Millner. Also revealed is a connection to Marta Batmasian, who made a contribution to one of Mr. Richardson’s political committees in the amount of $5,000.00.

Let’s take a moment to look at Mr. Richardson and his involvement in Boca Raton elections this year and in the past.

In this week’s commentary, ‘Riddle Me This’, I establish that three of five votes on the City Council pretty much guarantee whatever outcome is being moved through the City Council. Mr. Richardson, in this election cycle, is consulting with three of five votes on the City Council.; three of five ‘developer friendly’ votes; to wit: Mr. Grossman, Mr. Rodgers and Mr. Singer. OOPS!!!

How can this be you ask….

In 2018, Todd Richardson is Mr. Grossman’s campaign consultant. He is also consulting with the campaigns of Boca Raton Council members Jeremy Rodgers and Scott Singer. Hence, if these three end up on the City Council in March, 2018, the situation analyzed in the ‘Riddle me this’ commentary will be in full force and effect.

In 2015, Mr. Richardson was then consulting with City Council candidate Frank Chapman. Mr. Richardson was instrumental in developing and distributing a negative but informative campaign mailer against his now client, Armand Grossman. (See below). This negative mailer distributed to the voters informed on fraud allegations brought by the State of Florida against Mr. Grossman concerning some sort of ‘get rich quick’ real estate scheme. Mr. Grossman almost immediately withdrew from the race after the voters received that negative mailer.

BocaWatch reported this in the February 5th, Candidate Profile article, (click below)

Makes you wonder if there is any honor amongst ‘political consultants’….I think not!!!!

The long and the short of this is that Mr. Grossman is not worthy of the voter’s trust….He will lie and deceive…He is completely in the pockets of special interests and the developer community and this cheap shot to deflect his ‘developer friendly’ image to his opponent, Monica Mayotte, is an attempt to confuse the issue and demonstrates his distain and disrespect for the voting public.

Like the letter received from the one BocaWatch reader above, the voting public is way smarter than Mr. Grossman gives them credit for. This will most certainly be proved at the ballot box on March 13.

As of this writing, Mr. Grossman has been unavailable for interview.

Let’s assume that when asked, Mr. Grossman will deny knowledge and responsibility for this political hit video; this political lie.

Fair enough….but if that is the case, than BocaWatch calls upon Mr. Grossman to immediately denounce the video; acknowledge that his campaign consultant was responsible for its creation and distribution and immediately remove, ‘fire’, Mr. Richardson from any further involvement in this City Council campaign.

Moreover, BocaWatch calls upon City Council members Rodgers and Singer to also release Mr. Richardson from any further involvement with their 2018 City Council election campaigns.

After all, the resident outrage expressed recently over past deceitful negative campaigning has disgusted the voting public and should have been heard loud and clear by the candidates running for office in Boca Raton today.

Political figures that participate in this type of campaign tactics or allow campaign consultants to proceed in these tactics without accountability and consequence are not deserving of leadership positions in the city of Boca Raton or, for that matter, any other elected office representing the residents of our community.

As my third-grade teacher would often be heard saying….” A word to the wise is sufficient…”

Your vote is your voice; let your voice be heard loud and clear at the ballot box on March 13th.

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Alfred Zucaro has resided in Palm Beach County since 1982 and has been a resident of Boca Raton since 2008. A graduate of Fordham University, he holds a Magna Cum Laude degree in Economics. Mr. Zucaro attended Nova University receiving a Juris Doctorate Law Degree in 1986. He is a member in good standing with the Florida Bar, practicing in the area of Immigration Law for the majority of his career. Currently he is manager/member of Palm Beach Investment and Finance LLC, a USCIS approved regional center identifying foreign investment leading to permanent resident status. Mr. Zucaro served as a City Commissioner in West Palm Beach from 1995 to 2002 and as the President of the City Commission in 2000/2001. He has also been a member of and/or served on the Economic Council, the Business Development Board, the Film and Television Commission, the Tourist Development Council, the Workforce Alliance and the Palm Beach International Film Festival. Of particular interest is his founding of the World Trade Center Palm Beach, an organization that focuses on international economic development. Married to Yvonne Boice, they are avid world travelers having visited 6 continents and dozens of countries since their 2008 nuptials.

8 Comments

This is the developers political machine and it happens every election. Over the next couple of weeks the lies will come from their political pac’s and anonymous sources.
I hope the citizens are clear headed enough to recognize the distorted garbage.
Both Grossman and Rogers are bought and paid for by the Developers.
Make your vote count… Monica and Kim care about your City.

Unfortunately, the attack garbage the developers pedal through their political action groups aren’t funny. Their hurtful, dishonest and a reflection of the ethical
wastelands they represent.
Both Grossman and Rogers should be ashamed of themselves.
They’re not… that tells you all you need to know!

The Grossman lie machine is in full force. Is it an act of desperation or just business as usual. He pulled a gem of a lie at the Federation Candidate Forum when he denied his involvement in the development community. How does he account for his title as Senior Executive Vice President of Development for Penn-Florida?
Boca deserves better than lies and deceit. Vote Monica Mayotte or suffer the consequences.

For whatever it may be worth, I vote against those who do negative campaigning, unless they are presenting facts that voters should know about. I voted for Monica.

Just FYI, I googled Grossman. If the articles I found are correct, he was a leader in the Trump University real estate scam, where the Donald had to close the “business” and pay $25M to settle fraud charges. Ironically, Grossman touts his seminar experience as one of his qualifiers for elected office. Shazzaaaammmmm!!

Just follow the signs, look where the signs are located and whose property they are on and it tells the story-short and simple . We, the residents ,did not want this but by voting in the YES councel, this is what we received; they all need to go . We have accomplished one resident-friendly member on the council, Andrea O’Rourke. We need more who are not afraid of the abuse they will undergo for us, the residents. Thank you Andrea.